Reinier de Ridder - how far will he go?

[SerbianSteel]

RDR debuted this weekend and subbed GM3 in the third round.

Online fans are trashing him, mma media is questioning his striking defense. Seems like the consensus is he won't be a top fighter in the ufc.

Your thoughts?

 

[Goodfella86]

He reminds me of Jon Olav Einemo. I know he's got a lot more MMA experience, but I think he's gonna run into a wall soon in the UFC.

 

[Neck&Neck]

The Schaert almost took him out

 

[SerbianSteel]

To me looked like a mix of male Ronda and a grappling DDP: awkward clinch takedowns (like a judo guy fighting without a gi for the first time), chasing submissions at the total expense of position.

It's hilarious and fun to see that style and I want it to work, but I think he's going to get murdered in his next fight awkwardly reaching for the clinch while his opponent punches the shit out his face.

 

[Jose Beehive]

Looked sluggish to me, got clocked many times by one of the least athletic fighters in the division imo.. I said in another thread but I enjoyed his trip, the sub was great, and the knockdown was standout and up to speed... But you can't be taking multiple combos to the head from GM3 man, Shara Bullet would hit him like 15 times in a row unfazed.
Someone is gonna blitz him, i'm not sure i'd favour him over current Tyron Woodley lol.

 

[Qays Stetkevich]

Do I think he won't be a top fighter? Yes.
But I'll hold off judgement until he loses. I though fight after fight that DDP didn't have a chance, yet here we are.
So far, he has a prestigious record, and just subbed the sub guy in his division. So I'm definitely not going to bash him.

 

[JBJisGOAT14]

I mean shart was piecing him up on the feet is all you need to know.

 

[blaseblase]

Not very far. If GM is causing you problems in the standup you've got a lot to work on.

 

[usernamee]

De Ridder had a few moments on the feet for sure but it's not good when GM3 is looking like a K1 vet out there for periods too

 

[Raymundo Alvarado Guevara]

Maybe top , but just that

 

[Cheese_&_mma_lover]

He was really impressive. Best Judo i have seen in the UFC. more aesthetic than Karo IMO.

And in his debut he taps out the best submission grappler in UFC middleweight history.

hope they match him up with Khamzat soon

 

[Colemanstove]

I'd like to see him vs Paul Craig.

 

[flektarn]

the schart is unranked and it wasn't a clean fight. I think he could break top 15 but top 10 is going to be a struggle. I'm going to give him some benefit of the doubt since iirc these two have trained a lot so that has to have an effect on both guys coming in to this being familiar with each other's tells and stuff.

 

[Khaosan]

Lethargic awkward looking grappler who will get absolutely dummied by anyone who can strike.

 

[TheMoa]

He may able to beat a couple of ranked fighters on the downside, but guys on the top 10 will starch him.
I hope they'll give him fun matchups

 

[RockyLockridge]

Why not hermanson or muniz?

then see from there. I dont see him going far but if he has a chance to develop a bit maybe he could show better. like play him slow and give him 2 years to get his game together.

 

[Ares Black]

Why not hermanson or muniz?

then see from there. I dont see him going far but if he has a chance to develop a bit maybe he could show better. like play him slow and give him 2 years to get his game together.

I dunno, he's already 34. I don't know how much better his striking is going to get.

 

[RockyLockridge]

I dunno, he's already 34. I don't know how much better his striking is going to get.

yeah me neither.

 

[Neck&Neck]

Might of just been The Apex jitters
See how his next fight goes

 

[CatchtheseHands]

He won't touch the belt and will be lower top 10 at best if not fringe top 10.